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More than 3,500 students to graduate at UOW Autumn ceremonies

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Budding tech gurus put on the learning-to-earning pathway at career day

From mobile robotics to 3D mapping technology and finance smart phone apps - hundreds of local high school students will today (15 May) have a hands-on exploration of careers in information and communication technology (ICT) at the 2014 Big Day In, hosted by the University of Wollongong (UOW).

New Executive Dean of Science, Medicine and Health

Professor Alison Jones has been appointed to the role of Executive Dean of the Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health (SMAH) at the University of Wollongong, after a rigorous global search and selection process, carried out with the assistance of executive recruitment consultants Odgers Berndtson. 

UOW careers development expert appointed President of Career Industry Council of Australia

As the Director of Graduate Career Development and Employability at the UOW, Martin Smith is dedicated to helping students increase their employment potential. Recently, though, he took a major step forward himself professionally - being appointed president of Australia’s peak industry body, the Career Industry Council of Australia (CICA). 

Hundreds of UOW graduates attend alumni events in major Asian cities

UOW has further strengthened its relationship with alumni living in Asia, following a three-country tour by members of the UOW Office of Advancement and the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (International) Professor Joe Chicharo.

Academics get a taste of extreme poverty

Associate Professor Karen Charlton from the School of Medicine will survive on just $2 a day as she takes on the five day Live Below the Line challenge to raise awareness about the 1.2 billion people who live in extreme poverty. 

Indigenous students pave the way for the future of medicine

A record number of Indigenous students are taking up medical studies this year at the Graduate School of Medicine.